Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Flame of Spring, 1948; watercolor on paper, 40 x 30 inches; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives, Collection of Munson-Williams Proctor
I do not know whether it is because I know the earth has commenced to swing back towards the sun, but today the brilliant watery sunshine seemed like a mid-winter spring – the earth is full of rumblings –
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, December 25, 1930